Dermatologists are doctors who specialize in the care of the face. They observe individuals with skin disorders and keep track of how dermatological therapies are progressing. Dermatologists evaluate skin disorders ranging from moderate to extreme conditions. They perform scans and skin evaluations, as well as a review of the complete current background to decide the best course of action. Dermatologists also monitor the effectiveness of medications and, if necessary, refer patients to other professionals. Dermatologists treat a wide range of skin problems, from melanoma to wounds. Dermatologists may see issues such as chronic illness triggered by compromised immune systems, hypersensitivity reactions to daily chemicals, bacterial or infectious diseases, and far more. Dermatologists also support clients with aesthetic problems, such as correcting issues of their aging skin, healing injuries incurred by surgeries to correct a melanoma, assisting with the reduction of acne or other scars, or assisting patients with diseases such as AIDS in regaining a healthy look.

Eligibility Criteria

• Must possess at least 50% aggregate from a recognized institution in 12^th, from any board PUC/CBSE/ICSE/ISC, etc. However, the cut-off margin varies with the selection process of different colleges.
• Should procure a valid score in entrance exams such as INI CET, AIIMS-EE, AUEE, NEET, etc. Different colleges offer their entrance exams if you don’t have a satisfactory score in JEE or other competitive exams – colleges like NMIMS, Symbiosis International University, XUB, Andhra University, LPU, etc. Every state offers its entrance exam as well.
• One must earn a degree in B.Sc/B.Tech/MBBS or a Diploma to become a Dermatologist. This is a basic qualification you must require to enroll in this line of work.
• An M.Sc/M.DS in Dermatologists can also prove to be helpful while looking for a higher degree and better learning.

Tasks to perform

• Recommend screening testing depending on the history of the patient and the results of the physical assessment.
• Keep up with dermatology advances by reading new research, talking with peers, and attending technical associations or conferences.
• Help train interns or students in dermatological disorder medication and management.
• Perform or request screening examinations like x-rays of the abdomen, microbial tests, and endocrinologic examinations.
• To reduce acne scars, sun exposure, flaky scalp, discolored skin, or oily skin, use intramuscular steroids, skin treatments, or comodo extraction.

Knowledge required

• Therapeutic Guidance — Understanding of the concepts, techniques, and processes used in the evaluation, recovery, and healing of physical and mental disorders, as well as in career counseling and instruction.
• Psychological Analysis — Entails understanding human actions and success, as well as significant variations in abilities, attitude, and desires, as well as a learning approach, social testing approaches, and the diagnosis and management of behavioral and impactful disorders.
• Biological Knowledge — Awareness and a brief understanding of the working principles behind different genera and species of animals and plants, their interaction with the environment, relationship with the ecosystem, etc.
• Medical Expertise — Brief understanding of procedures and methods to identify and attend to injuries, diseases, disorders, etc. This also includes alternate treatments to offer to the subject, symptoms seen, drugs used to reduce or cure sickness and offer preventive measures to reduce its circulation.
• English Grammar — Familiarity in English Grammar, the form, and substance of the English language, along with the context and pronunciation of words, principles of grammar, and language.

Skills required

• Influence — Inspiring and persuading people to change their behavior and support a certain product, brand, or organization to increase sales.
• Surveillance — Entails keeping track of and evaluating your own, other people's, or organizations' results to make changes or take disciplinary measures.
• Time Management — Interacting and switching between different tasks and activities without consuming excess time to provide results.
• Rational interpretation — Use of rationality and inference to distinguish the positives and disadvantages of creative improvements, assumptions, or responses to situations.
• Method of Learning — Practises and processes for selecting and implementing strength and conditioning approaches and techniques that are suitable for the case when learning or introducing new items.

Job roles offered

Once you procure the required qualifications for becoming a Dentist, a myriad of options are open to you. There are multiple projects you can undertake throughout this line of work, and there are many other fields you can branch out to as well.

• Pediatric Dermatologist: Dermatologists who specialize in the management and therapy of certain skin diseases in children are known as pediatric dermatologists. Many of these disorders that concern children are uncommon in humans, and some of them occur differently in children than in adults. As a result, diagnosing and treating skin conditions in children necessitates specialized knowledge and skills, which pediatric dermatologists acquire. Furthermore, children have difficulty communicating their symptoms and are incapable to provide precise answers to medical inquiries. Pediatric dermatologists are trained to diagnose and treat children in a caring and compassionate way.
• Clinical Investigator: Clinical research laws are designed to ensure proper security of the rights, safety, and health of participants participating in such experiments, as well as the accuracy and credibility of the resulting results, while also allowing for clinical testing versatility. Following is a concise outline of researchers' basic roles. Human subjects' interests, wellbeing, and health are the responsibility of clinical investigators in the trials they perform. Changes in study operation or unexpected complications concerning threats to human participants or others should be recorded, and program sponsorship consent should not be changed until it is appropriate to remove possible imminent dangers to human participants. Every participant who agrees to partake in the research should also give explicit consent.
• Medical Doctor: A Medical Doctor is mostly associated with re-establishing a patient's optimal fitness, while they are identifying an infection or managing an accident. Medical doctors evaluate patients' fitness, administer diagnostic testing, recommend drugs, develop recovery strategies, and provide health and wellbeing recommendations. Dermatology, neurobiology, gastroenterology, and gynecology are some of the specialties available to medical professionals. They can even carry out the surgery. The Medical Doctor must administer drugs or recovery options to remedy the physician's illness after a condition is diagnosed. Medical doctors decide on alternative therapies, including how much medicine to administer for a set period or how long an infected leg may be resting or in a brace. Medical doctors schedule as many follow-up appointments as they believe are required to fully recover the patient's wellbeing.
• Dermatologic Surgeon: Dermatologic surgery involves using a variety of corrective, reconstruction surgery, aesthetic, and non-surgical procedures to diagnose and manage medically recommended and medical diseases of the body, scalp, fingers, nerves, nasal passages, and neighboring structures. Dermatologic surgery aims to restore and/or enhance the functionality and aesthetic quality of soft tissues. The bulk of gynecologic procedures are now completely painless and involve only regional or national anesthesia, thanks to scientific advancements, technological advancements, and orchestration developments championed by surface surgery specialists. This leads to improved consumer health while also reducing critical "breakdowns" and recuperation period. Furthermore, new advancements and cutting-edge approaches are continually improving the outcomes of several well-established skin surgical treatments.

Career opportunities

Dentists can opt for various fields of work in the companies listed below:

• Dadu Medical Centre
• Falconarium Realty Solutions Private Limited
• Apollo Hospitals
• Tata Memorial Hospital
• Fortis Hospital
• Kendall & Davis
• Glenmark Pharmaceuticals
• Bioclinica

Colleges offering courses

• All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi
• Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education & Research, Chandigarh
• Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research, Pondicherry
• Sri Ramachandra Institute of Higher Education and Research, Chennai
• Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh
• SRM Institute of Technology, Kattankulathur, Chennai
• Dayanand Medical College and Hospital, Ludhiana
• Kalinga institute of industrial technology, Bhubaneswar
• Bangalore Medical College and Research Institute, Bangalore
• Government Medical College and Hospital, Chandigarh